Kinetic modeling of firmness breakdown in 'Braeburn' apples stored under different controlled atmosphere conditions

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue , 2012, Pages 68-74

  Gwanpua, S G ^a   Verlinden, B E ^b   Hertog, M L A T M ^a   Bulens, I ^a   Van de Poel, B ^a   Van Impe, J ^a   Nicolai B M ^a,b   Geeraerd, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Flanders Centre for Postharvest Technology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

'Braeburn' apple; Controlled atmosphere; Ethylene; Firmness; Modeling

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 84855793823     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2011.12.010     Document Type: Article

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